to: Mick Burglass <@AOL.COM> DO NOT USE RUBBER FLOORING OR MATS WITH RUBBER BACKS!!!! I use a scrap of vinyl flooring or small throw rugs. Most ferrets are just as happy with baby blankets and old sweats. DO NOT use dog tick or flea products - too much for ferret sensitive systems. Just keep you ferret out of the woods and you should not have any problems with ticks. Totally Ferret is special because it was made for ferrets, not cats and not minks. Taurine is thought to help prevent eye degeneration in cats and ferrets. Since ferrets don't see well to begin with, they need all the help they can get! [Posted in FML issue 1138]